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Epidendrum ramosum

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Epidendrum ramosum, the mountain star orchid, is a neotropical species of reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid which grows both epiphytically and terrestrially at altitudes near 1 km. [1]

22 relations: Alfred Cogniaux, August Grisebach, Charles Schweinfurth, Donald Dungan Dod, Epidendrum, Epiphyte, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, Homer Doliver House, João Barbosa Rodrigues, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, Labellum (botany), Loddiges, Nathaniel Lord Britton, Neotropical realm, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Oakes Ames (botanist), Orchidaceae, Peduncle (botany), Pollinium, Rudolf Schlechter, Terrestrial plant, Wilhelm Olbers Focke.

Alfred Cogniaux

Alfred Célestin Cogniaux (April 7, 1841 – April 15, 1916) was a Belgian botanist.

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August Grisebach

August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach was a German botanist and phytogeographer.

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Charles Schweinfurth

Charles Schweinfurth (13 April 1890 – 16 November 1970) was an American botanist and plant collector who distinguished himself by his studies on orchids.

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Donald Dungan Dod

The Reverend Donald D. Dod (October 10, 1912, Kansas City, Missouri – April 1, 2008, West Virginia), was an American missionary and orchidologist.

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Epidendrum

Epidendrum, abbreviated Epi in the horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family.

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Epiphyte

An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it.

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Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach

Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (Dresden, 3 January 1823 – Hamburg, 6 May 1889) was a botanist and the foremost German orchidologist of the 19th century.

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Homer Doliver House

Homer Doliver House (July 21, 1878 - December 21, 1949) was an American botanist from New York State.

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João Barbosa Rodrigues

João Barbosa Rodrigues (June 22, 1842 – March 6, 1909) was considered one of Brazil's greatest botanists, known especially for his work on orchids and palms.

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Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel

Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (3 August 1766 – 15 March 1833) is a man that is known for his contributions and accomplishments as a botanist and physician.

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Labellum (botany)

In botany, the labellum (or lip) is the part of the flower of an orchid or Canna, or other less-known genera that serves to attract insects, which pollinate the flower, and acts as a landing platform for them.

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Loddiges

The Loddiges family (not uncommonly mis-spelt Loddige) managed one of the most notable of the eighteenth and nineteenth century plant nurseries that traded in and introduced exotic plants, trees, shrubs, ferns, palms and orchids into European gardens.

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Nathaniel Lord Britton

Nathaniel Lord Britton (January 15, 1859 – June 25, 1934) was an American botanist and taxonomist who co-founded the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York.

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Neotropical realm

The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.

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Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin or Baron Nikolaus von Jacquin (16 February 172726 October 1817) was a scientist who studied medicine, chemistry and botany.

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Oakes Ames (botanist)

Oakes Ames (September 26, 1874 – April 28, 1950) was an American biologist specializing in orchids.

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Orchidaceae

The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family.

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Peduncle (botany)

In botany, a peduncle is a stem supporting an inflorescence, or after fecundation, an infructescence.

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Pollinium

A pollinium (plural pollinia) is a coherent mass of pollen grains in a plant that are the product of only one anther, but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit.

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Rudolf Schlechter

Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (16 October 1872 – 16 November 1925) was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.

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Terrestrial plant

A terrestrial plant is a plant that grows on or in or from land.

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Wilhelm Olbers Focke

Wilhelm Olbers Focke (5 April 1834, Bremen – 29 September 1922, Bremen) was a medical doctor and botanist who in 1881 published a significant work on plant breeding entitled Die Pflanzen-Mischlinge, Ein Beitrag zur Biologie der Gewächse (The plant hybrids, a contribution to the biology of plants) which briefly mentioned Gregor Mendel's discoveries on hybridization.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidendrum_ramosum

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